September 01, 2010, 3:31PM

Following is a statement from one of the occupiers of Milnenburg hall, followed by some unrelated free-associated observations on an exciting day. ***Begin Official Statement*** "Today, several students decided to take back control of their university from big business and little bureaucrats, reclaiming a single building of University of New Orleans’ campus for they, the tuition-payers, themselves. Despite what benevolent... Full story »

September 01, 2010, 7:58AM

IN PROGRESS POLICE STANDOFF AT UNO-- STUDENTS SEIZE MILNENBURG HALL UNO students have seized and barricaded Milneburg hall Hall on the UNO Campus. Police standoff in progress. This is part of the larger student strike against higher ed budget cuts; the following is a transcribed phone message from the Milnenburg occupiers. "As of 7 AM Wed Sept 1st, Students have... Full story »

February 16, 2009, 1:10PM

A 45-minute stand-off in the parking lot of the Winn-Dixie on Louisiana 59 ended peacefully Monday afternoon when a man who had threatened to harm himself surrendered to St. Tammany Parish deputies. Full story »